This morning we headed south, staying on secondary roads, across some very flat and uninspiring territory, until we climbed into the Capitan Mountains. We detoured a bit from the main road to find our friend's winter place in Alto/Ruidoso. Coming in from the north we didn't find much, but it turns out the area is a seasonal resort town with many second homes and condos. Heading south, it seemed to go on forever!
On a friend's recommendation we stopped at the Pinon Pottery shop and an Iris Farm then headed on over to Roswell, once again flat and uninspiring. Roswell, of course, is famous for the 1947 Alien Landing. So even though we knew it would be tacky, we stopped at the UFO museum. Now we can say we did!
From there we headed south on down to Carlsbad where we stopped for the day. Finally beginning to see some signs of agriculture and dairy farms. Also lots of Pecan orchards. Had a great supper at the Red Chimney Bar-b-q which included brisket, smoked mac & cheese and fried okra.
Weather is sunny, 60s and VERY windy, causing the air to be loaded with dust, limiting long term visibility.
Caverns tomorrow.
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Dust limited the view |
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| Neat pottery |
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| Will be spectacular in a month! |
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| Welcome to Roswell, UFO town |
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| UFO Museum |
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| Authentic space ship piece |
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| This is what they looked like! |
Keep your eyes to the skies tonight, maybe you'll see your own UFO! :)
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